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# This is he of whom it is written
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"That prophet is the one the prophets wrote about" or "John is the one the prophets wrote about long ago"
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# See, I am sending
In this verse, Jesus is quoting the prophet Malachi and saying that John is the messenger of which Malachi spoke.
# before your face
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This idiom means "in front of you" or "to go ahead of you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# your
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The word "your" is singular because God was speaking to the Messiah in the quotation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# I say to you
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Jesus was speaking to the crowd so "you" is plural. Jesus used this phrase to emphasize the truth of the surprising thing he was about to say next. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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# among those born of women
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"among those to whom a woman has given birth." This is a metaphor that refers to all people. AT: "of all the people who have ever lived" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# none is greater than John
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"John is the greatest"
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# the one who is least in the kingdom of God
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This refers to anyone who is part of the kingdom that God will establish.
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# greater than he is
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The spiritual state of people in the kingdom of God will be higher than of the people before the kingdom was established. AT: "higher spiritual status than John" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/written]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/messenger]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/face]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/johnthebaptist]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/kingdomofgod]]
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